Waterproof coat for golf bags



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2,907,364 WATERPROOF coAT FOR GOLFBAGS Frank Nelson-Trenery, Davenport,Iowa Application May 23, 1958, Serial No. 737,290

6 Claims. Cl. 150-52 My invention is for a waterproof cover or overcoatfor golf bags which will protect such bags and the golf clubs and othercontents thereof from being wetted by rain, snow or other means.

The objects of my invention are to provide a simple, strong,lightweight, transparent coat or cover for golf bags and their contentswhich can be readily applied or taken oif golf bags either whentransported on a golf cart or carried by hand; to provide a hood orcover which will deflect rain when closed, and can be easily opened andheld in either open or closed position as desired; to provide such acoat and hood which can be easily opened for the removal of a club orother contents and allow a club to be removed therefrom without theother clubs being rained on and which can remain in open position whendesired; to provide convenient pockets for balls and a convenient pocketfor a score card or record upon which a record can be readily keptduring the progress of a game.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a front elevation with the hood or top cover closed andshowing a golf cart in dotted lines upon which a golf bag shown indotted lines, is carried;

Figure 2 shows a front elevation with the top cover or hood open andraised up and showing the club heads in dotted lines, but omitting thecart;

Figure 3 is a rear elevation;

Figure 4 is a side elevation with top cover or hood closed, and showinga wheel and handle folded up in dotted lines;

Figure 5 shows details of one of the ball-snap fasteners;

Figure 5A shows a sectional elevation of the ball-clip fastenings 14-14for either of the bands shown in Figure 2.

Figure 6 is an enlarged section of one of the clamping rods and aportion of the top cover or hood with one. form of attachment therefor;

Figure 7 shows details of an alternate form of clamp for use withsmaller golf bags;

Figure 7A is a front elevation of the alternate form of clamp shown inFigure 7.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In Figure 1 a golfbag 4, which may be of leather, canvas, or othersuitable material in common use, is shown in dotted lines with atransparent coat 1 of sufficient girth to contain a golf bag with a fullset of clubs therein. The heads of the clubs are shown in dotted linesin Figure 2, with the Wood clubs being covered with a fiber jacket suchas some professionals use to keep the club heads clean.

The overcoat or main cover 1 is made of a thin, strong waterprooftransparent plastic, preferably of vinyl glass of about 16 gauge and ofsufficient strength to be durable and flexible enough to be readilyapplied to or removed from a golf bag of any of the usual forms.

The middle portion of the coat 1 is cylindrical and surrounds the golfbag; The upper end of the overcoat is open at the front as shown inFigure 2 and the rear portion thereof extends upwardly and is secured byscrews- 24 to'the upper end of clamps 55 with the upper edges of thesides of the coat extending diagonally upward from the front edgeof thegolf bag to the top of the clamps 5. In Figure 1 the numeral 2 indicatesin dotted= lines part of the top of the bag 4.

The top cover or hood 13 has its rear end united to the clamps 5 5 atthe rear of the coat by screws 12--12'. and steel washer 12A and rubberwashers 12B and ex-'- tends upwardly over the top of the rear side ofthe coat; and the clamps 55 and then diagonally downward and forwardlyover the top front edge of the golf bag with an extension 25 which mayreach the handle of the cart. as shown in Figure 4. This top cover 13has side flaps which extend downwardly on both sides below the upper:angling edges at the top of the coat 1.

The lower end of the extension 25 has a central opening. 11A therein forthe cart handle with a reenforcing fabric: fiap 11 closing the upperpartof the opening and resting: upon the handle of the cart when in openposition but: covering a part of the handle when it is lowered as in;Figure 1.

The coat 1 itself has a longitudinal opening 9 formed. in the front sidethereof through which the pivoted handle 3A may extend and movevertically. The lower end of. the front of the coat has a central slitdividing it into two parts as shown in Figure 2 which may overlap asthere; shown to exclude rain, and these two parts when over-- lapped maybe held in place by fabric strips 10 the edges of which are secured byball-clips 14 or other suitable means.

A small pocket 8 may be mounted upon the rear inside of the coat nearthe top thereof in which a score card. may be carried upon which thescore can be conveniently marked as each link of the golf course ispassed.

Additional pocket 7 may be mounted upon one side of the coat ofconvenient size to hold golf balls or other desired articles, with acover 7A to close the pocket T and keep out rain.

The clamp bars 5 are preferably made of strips of aluminum bent as shownin Figure 6 and are adapted to= clip on the rear edge of the golf bag asshown in Figure 4.:

In Figure 7 I have shown an alternate form of clamps: having a singlecentral upright with a crossbar 15 at the top thereof to support the topof the coat and over which the top cover 13 may extend and be secured,andl with a lower crossbar 15A to which the lower end of the top covermay be secured. Openings 6 and 6A may be formed in the sides of thecover 13 to give access to thepocket 8..

In the claims, for convenience I use the term overcoat, or simply coat,to refer to the entire plastic covering which envelops the golf bag.

Various modifications may be made in the size, shape and material of thevarious parts without departing from the spirit of my invention as shownin the claims and I do not limit my claims to the precise forms shown inthe drawings.

I claim:

1. In a waterproof rain overcoat for golf bags, the combination withaluminum strips with their lower ends forming clamps securing them uponthe upper edge of a golf bag and extending upwardly above the bag, of acovering overcoat of strong, thin, transparent plastic surrounding thegolf bag with the rear upper part thereof secured upon said strips attheir upper ends, an intermediate part of said overcoat surrounding thegolf bag and the lower front part of the overcoat having a slit formedtherein to facilitate placing the overcoat upon the golf bag and toaccommodate the handle of a golf cart on which the bag may be carried. 1

2. A Waterproof rain overcoat as described in claim 1, and means tosecure the adjoining edges of said slitted portion in overlappingposition.

. 3. A waterproof covering overcoat for golf bags C01 prising a rainovercoat of vinylglass of about 16 gauge, in combination with aluminumstrips with their lower ends forming clamps securing them upon the upperedge of the golf bag and extending upwardly above the bag, said coveringovercoat having the rear upper part thereof secured upon said strips attheir upper ends, with the side edges sloping downwardly to the top edgeof the golf bag, an intermediate part of said rain overcoat surroundingthe golf bag and the lower front part of the rain overcoat having anopening formed therein to facilitate placing the rain overcoat upon thegolf bag and to accommodate the handle of a golf cart on which the bagmay be carried, and means to secure the adjoining edges of said openingin overlapping position.

'4. A combination for waterproof cover for golf bags as described inclaim 3, and a waterproof top cover or hood of similar plastic extendingover the top of the rain overcoat and golf bag With its lower rearportion secured to the clamp strips and its lower front portionextending downwardly with an opening therein to accommodate the handleof a golf cart upon which said golf bag may be carried.

5. A golf bag cover as described in claim 4, and a segment of waterprooffabric secured over the upper part of said opening to deflect Watertherefrom.

6. In a waterproof overcoat for golf bags, the combination with analuminum strip with two forked lower ends forming a clamp to secure itupon the upper edge of a golf bag and having a crossbar at the top ofsaid strip, of an overcoat of strong, thin, transparent plasticsurrounding the golf bag with the rear upper part thereof secured at thetop of said crossbar, the front part of said overcoat being formed inseparate overlapping sections to facilitate placing it upon a golf bag,with means to secure the adjoining edges of said sections in'overlappingposition and openings in the front sections of the body and cover topermit the tongue of a golf cart to pass through them.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,689,736 Massopust Oct. 30, 1928 2,718,251 Barbato Sept. 20, 19552,718,833 Roth Sept. 27, 1955 2,747,637 Brown May 29, 1956 2,763,309Jones Sept. 18, 1956.

